Gaza's Blinding Truth: When Starvation and Bombs Steal Sight
📰 THE STORY: The New Arab reports a surge in ocular diseases and blindness across Gaza, with director of the Eye Hospital Dr. Abd al-Salam Sabah attributing it to injuries from Israeli attacks, inadequate nutrition, and a collapsed healthcare system. Nearly 17,000 cases of severe eye conditions, many leading to irreversible blindness, are straining the non-existent medical resources. 🔍 WHAT
THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'unprecedented wave' isn't new; it's the latest phase of a systematic depopulation and de-development campaign. Israel's 17-year blockade, tightened to a genocidal 'siege' since October 2023, has deliberately decimated Gaza's healthcare infrastructure. Even before the 2023-24 genocide, WHO reported in 2022 that over 40% of essential medicines were
at zero stock. The deliberate destruction of over 70% of Gaza's health facilities since October 7, 2023, is not an accident; it's policy. This mirrors the Nakba of 1948, which expelled 750,000 Palestinians, turning once thriving communities into refugee camps dependent on aid that is now weaponized. Double Standard: Imagine if Russia had bombed major hospitals in Ukraine, destroyed critical
medical supply routes, and starved children to the point of blindness. Western media would scream 'war crimes' and 'crimes against humanity.' Yet, when Israel does it in Gaza, causing 40,000+ deaths and an 'unprecedented wave' of blindness, it's framed as collateral damage in a 'conflict.' The international community's silence on Gaza's deliberate de-medicalization stands in stark contrast to the